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(IAAC) Obj: Tau (93) Virginis - Inst: C elestar 8" SCT, fork mount



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Observation Poster: William L. Schart <wschart@hot.rr.com>

Observer: William L. Schart
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 6/11/02 11:15 pm CDT
Location of site: Killeen, TX (Lat 31 07, Elev 600 ft)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 3.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: C elestar 8" SCT, fork mount
Magnification: none
Filter(s): 78x, 120x, 165x, 200x
Object(s): Tau (93) Virginis
Category: Multiple star.
Class: 
Constellation: Vir
Data: mag 4.26-9.48  size 81.3
Position: RA 14:01  DEC 1:33
Description:
A very wide pair with quite a lot of magnitude difference. The primary is bright yellow but the secondary is hard to tell. Sometimmes the primary seemed to me to have a tinge of green. Immediately to the NW is a triangular asterism. I measured the separation at 82.5" and the separation at 290.3 (ave 5 meas).
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